Category: Sound Design

Whether you’re playing an adventure game, side scroller, or any of the classic Super Mario games, coin sound effects are important because they give the player a sense of achievement. When I was working on my 8-bit sound pack, I wanted to create coin sounds as I knew they played a major role in these types of games. In the process of creating coin sounds, I discovered how to closely recreate the Super Mario coin sound effect.

Whether you’re jumping into a portal or just loading a game, 8-bit game starting sounds are important to the retro style of video games. As I was creating my 8-bit sound pack, I discovered a few easy ways to create game starting sound effects that I want to share with you.

When I was creating my 8-bit sound pack I learned a lot of fundamental concepts that helped shape the direction of my sound design. These fundamental concepts are the building blocks for creating 8-bit sound design.

Have you ever wanted to recreate the classic Super Mario jump sound effect? With some trial and error and a bit of experimentation I figured out how to create an 8-bit jump sound effect that is very similar.